diff --git a/packages/string-templates/src/index.cjs b/packages/string-templates/src/index.cjs
index a14a3efcda..0b4515b815 100644
--- a/packages/string-templates/src/index.cjs
+++ b/packages/string-templates/src/index.cjs
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ registerAll(hbsInstance)
  * utility function to check if the object is valid
  */
 function testObject(object) {
-  if (object == null) {
-    throw "Unable to process null object"
-  }
   // JSON stringify will fail if there are any cycles, stops infinite recursion
   try {
     JSON.stringify(object)
diff --git a/packages/string-templates/test/basic.spec.js b/packages/string-templates/test/basic.spec.js
index f5c7c8be75..f9b994be99 100644
--- a/packages/string-templates/test/basic.spec.js
+++ b/packages/string-templates/test/basic.spec.js
@@ -81,14 +81,14 @@ describe("Test that the object processing works correctly", () => {
     expect(error).not.toBeNull()
   })
 
-  it("should fail gracefully when wrong type is passed in", async () => {
+  it("should be able to handle null objects", async () => {
     let error = null
     try {
       await processObject(null, null)
     } catch (err) {
       error = err
     }
-    expect(error).not.toBeNull()
+    expect(error).toBeNull()
   })
 })